The Deccan Chronicle 16.11.2010
BBMP slaps notice on 3rd partyBengaluru, Nov. 15: For the first time, the BBMP has slapped a notice on a third party (a body entrusted to ensure the high quality of projects and a project management consultant (PMC) for the delay and failure to maintain quality with regard to the construction of a flyover over the drain between the Gali Anjaneya temple and Vijayanagar Road.
The chairman of the standing committee on major works, Mr H. Ravindra, slapped the notice on the third party inspection body, Civil Aid Technoclinic Private Limited and the consultant, STUP, for failing to ensure quality work. Members of the committee on major works including the deputy mayor, Mr N. Dayanand and Mr Ravindra were appalled by the sub-standard work that was being executed on the flyover and upon inquiry, a representative from the third party inspection team said that the contractor started the work even though the third party had not yet submitted a compliance report.
In addition, personnel of the third party used unscientific methods to break what the contractor built without intimating the BBMP. The personnel had used hammers instead of concrete cutters to raze down a portion of project and this was not in compliance with the project report. “As a result, show cause notices were issued,” said Mr Ravindra. He directed the contractors and engineers of the BBMP to complete the flyover work within four months so that the public can use the same. “If they fail to do so, the contractor will be blacklisted and the engineers will also be in trouble,” said Mr Ravindra.
